PlayStation Network Video Content Update

Hi Everyone -

Here is this week’s list of new arrivals and top downloads. It was a pretty busy week for the US Video Store highlighted by the release of I LOVE YOU, MAN, which is now available for rent in HD and SD. Check out the clip from the movie below, it’s one of my favorites, and ‘Prepare To Be Rushified’!

HD MOVIE NEW ARRIVALS

• 300
• Duplicity
• Frayed
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• I Love You, Man
• Necessary Evil

MOVIES NEW ARRIVALS

• 300
• Bart Got a Room
• Bedazzled
• Crazy/Beautiful
• Delgo: “Behind the Scenes” Featurette
• Dragonheart: A New Beginning
• Duplicity
• Fighting
• Fighting (Unrated)
• Frayed
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• I Love You, Man
• Necessary Evil
• Streets of Blood
• Sunshine Cleaning
• Sunshine Cleaning Featurette: Finding Light In a Grim Business
• The Ex
• The Informers
• Under Siege

HDTV NEW ARRIVALS

• Crusoe | Season 1
• Eureka | Season 3 – E15
• Friday Night Lights | S1
• GTTV Presents Batman: Arkham Asylum Launched!
• Mad Men | Season 3 – Love Among the Ruins
• Monk | Season 8 – E3
• Psych | Season 4 – E3
• Royal Pains | Season 1
• Saturday Night Live | S33
• Saturday Night Live | S33
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Spot Jump
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Machine Gun Range
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Stress Shoot
• Warehouse 13 | S1 - E8

TV NEW ARRIVALS

• 6Teen | S4
• Attack of the Show | Season 2009 – E32
• Bakugan | Season 6 – Show Me the Power!
• Batgirl: Year One Motion Comics
• Bleach | The Entry
• Bleach | The Rescue
• Bully Beatdown | S2
• CMT’s All Jacked Up | Season 1 – Episode 1
• Criss Angel Mindfreak | S5 – E5
• Crusoe | Season 1
• CTRL | S1 – CTRL ALT Delete
• Daddy’s Girls | S2 – Mousewarming Party
• Dark Blue | S1 – O.I.S
• Defying Gravity | S1 – Rubicon
• Eureka | Season 3 – E15
• Flipping Out | S3 – Pajamas and Other Games
• Friday Night Lights | S1
• Ghost Hunters | S5 – I am not guilty
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – Amish Anguish
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – The Grossest Show on Earth
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – Save the Tooth
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – Pimp My RV
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – We’ve Created a Mobster
• Glenn Martin, DDS | Season 1 – A Bromantic Getaway
• GT Bonus Round | S3 – User Questions Answered!
• GTTV Presents Batman: Arkham Asylum Launched!
• Ice Road Truckers | S3 – Arctic Thaw
• Intervention | Season 6 – Gloria
• Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Season 1 – E14
• Kaze no Stigma | Season 1
• Kenny vs. Spenny | S5 – Who Can be a better jew?
• Laguna Beach | S1
• Laguna Beach | S2
• Laguna Beach | S3 –
• Mad Men | Season 3 – Love Among the Ruins
• Man vs. Wild | S4 – Vietnam
• Marked | S1 – E1
• Michael & Michael Have Issues | Season 1 – Frogbox
• Monk | Season 8 – E3
• MonsterQuest | S3 – E3
• MTV’s Nitro Circus | S2 – E1
• My Fair Brady | S3
• Naruto | S4V3
• Obsessed | Season 1 – Abbie Jaye “AJ” / Vanessa
• Obsessed | Season 1 – Richie / Alicia
• Pranked | S1 – E1
• Psych | Season 4 – E3
• Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory | S2 – E1
• Robot Chicken | S4 – Due to constraints of time and budget
• Royal Pains | Season 1 – E11
• Samurai Champloo | S1
• Saturday Night Live | S33
• Saturday Night Live | S34
• Scott Baio is 46….and Pregnant | S2
• Superman: Red Son Motion Comics | Season 1 – E5
• The Closer | S5 – Waivers of Extradition
• The Colony | S1 – Loss and Communication
• The Othersiders | S1 – Tropico Gold mine
• The Rachel Zoe Project | S2 – Dressless for the globes
• The Real World | S22 – E22
• The Soup | Season 2009 – The Best Clips of ‘09…So Far
• The Soup | Season 2009 – E32
• The T.O. Show | S1 – Episode 6
• The Universe | S4 – The Day the Moon was Gone
• TNA: iMPACT! | Season 1 – E34
• Top Chef | S6 – E2
• Two and a Half Men | S5
• Two Months, Two Million | Season 1 – Episode 2
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Spot Jump
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Machine Gun Range
• U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition | S2009 – The Stress Shoot
• Warehouse 13 | S1 – E8
• Wildboyz | S1
• Wildboyz | S2
• Wildboyz | S4
• X-Play | S2009 – X-Play Weekly 8/26/09

Top HD Movies

1. The Last House on the Left (Unrated)
2. Race to Witch Mountain
3. Obsessed
4. The Soloist
5. I Love You, Man
6. 17 Again
7. Miss March UNRATED
8. Watchmen
9. Dragonball: Evolution
10. Knowing

Top Movies

1. The Last House on the Left (Unrated)
2. Race to Witch Mountain
3. I Love You, Man
4. 17 Again
5. The Soloist
6. Miss March UNRATED
7. Dragonball: Evolution
8. Watchmen
9. Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
10. Obsessed

Top TV episodes

1. Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest – Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest
2. Robot Chicken – Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II, Extended Edition
3. Family Guy | Season 7 – Stew-Roids
4. Man vs. Wild | Season 4 – Alabama
5. The Universe | Season 4 – Death Stars
6. Dollhouse | Season 1 – Epitaph One
7. Family Guy | Season 7 – I Dream Of Jesus
8. Eureka | Season 3 – Shower the People
9. Robot Chicken – Robot Chicken Star Wars
10. Devil May Cry | Season 1 – Devil May Cry

Top HD TV Episodes

1. Dollhouse | Season 1 – Epitaph One
2. UFC Fights | Season 2 – Forrest Griffin vs Quinton Jackson UFC 86
3. Mad Men | Season 3 – Love Among the Ruins
4. Mad Men | Season 3 – Out of Town
5. Eureka | Season 3 – Shower the People
6. Warehouse 13 | Season 1 – Implosion
7. South Park: Uncensored | Season 13 – Fatbeard
8. South Park: Uncensored | Season 13 – Fishsticks
9. Rescue Me | Season 5 – Zippo
10. UFC Fights | Season 2 – Keith Jardine vs Chuck Liddell

Credit : blog.us.playstation.com

The Manual Keeper - Why we welcome its return

From Ali Al Habsi to Gianluigi Buffon, goalkeepers are those we have no choice but to place our trust in as the last line of defence during our team’s relegation or promotion battles, cup runs and all important derby wins. Unfortunately, no matter the keeper, they’re all prone to the occasional hair-tearingly frustrating moments of buffoonery that can end up costing the match. As a video game, PES too can be a sufferer of this problem.

Konami, however, introduced the manual keeper in an attempt to combat this some time ago. But why is it a useful tool to have? We asked PESFan referee Keenandinho, one of the strongest advocates of the manual keeper you'll ever find, why it’s such an important feature to have.

“Many of you will be reading this thinking, "What is Manual Keeper and why should I care?" and, frankly, you would be quite within your rights to do so, as it was something that Konami never really shouted from the rooftops about.

It was a feature in all previous PES games (but mysteriously removed from PES2009) and could be activated at any point in the match. As the name suggests, it allowed you to take control of your keeper and position him manually when you thought you could do a better job. It's something that's been well used within the higher skilled ranks for a few years now due to the huge defensive advantage it can give.

I have been for lack of a better word, campaigning, to have this reinstated all year (as shown here) and I can't tell you how delighted I am to hear of its inclusion in the final version of 2010.

Two examples of why this was so badly missed on PES2009

• The 'near post bug shot'

If players got to certain angles they could put the ball in the near post, and the keeper would just dive and let the shot go in without even attempting to save it.

• 1v1 – the 90 degree shot fake.

When 1v1 vs. the keeper and up close, you could 90 degree shot fake and the keeper would just dive every time, leaving you with an empty net.

Using the Manual Keeper, your keeper won't dive at the first sign of a shot fake and you can cover the near post angles like a normal keeper would, saving you countless goals all because of your own skill and ability to read the play - not because the AI would decide to 'just let it in' or save it due to being on superman pills.

Manual Keeper is something that goes back to the very roots of PES: It has to be mastered. You can’t learn it in one day; hell, you’ll be lucky to be good at it within a month. It is something of a culture shock the first few times you use it, and anyone new to it will understand exactly what I mean when the game comes out. In all likelihood you'll completely screw it up for the first weeks, but you will eventually learn to take control of the keeper; how to position him, how to out-think the striker, when to rush, how to narrow the angle, and so on. Once you've mastered these you can really show off by using it to cut out 'back post crosses' and 2 v 1 cutbacks to leave your opponent completely flabbergasted (my personal favourite).

Having this skill forces your opponent to think a hell of a lot more. They can't just go for sweet spots if you know how to position your keeper early enough. They not only have to think about how to get past your defence, but after they get past your defence they can’t just jog past your keeper, shot fake him, go near post or just shoot across the goal without thinking about where the keeper is positioned. Even human players become robotic over time and end up doing the same old things to score - Manual Keeper is 100% guaranteed to save you from more of these goals.”

As an example, here are three videos (PES06) of how manual keeper can be called upon to provide that extra level of defence you sometimes lack. Credit to Keenandinho and DukeGuy for recording them.








Credit : www.pesfan.com

EyePet in Stores on November 17

Hi everyone! We have been talking about EyePet for quite some time now, and I’m happy to let everyone know that we now have a US release date for all you pet lovers who are anxious to get their hands-on EyePet. Just in time for the holidays, EyePet will be available in stores across North America beginning on November 17 for $39.99. For those of you who don’t have a PlayStation Eye, we will be offering a special bundle for $59.99, which will include EyePet and the PS Eye.

If you aren’t familiar with EyePet, it’s basically all the fun of owning a pet without the mess! Featuring next generation augmented reality, EyePet delivers an interactive lifelike, virtual pet right into your own living room using the PS Eye. He will respond and relate to movements in your own world. Pet him, and he will purr. Tickle him and he will laugh. Roll a ball to him and he will chase it. You get the point.

EyePet is also customizable, letting you modify fur length, color and pattern, as well as the ability to outfit your pet with more than 250 unique collectible items. Using the included “Magic Card,” owners can also bring drawings and objects to life by simply sketching things like an airplane or car, and make them your pet’s own three-dimensional toy.

Describing it is one thing. Seeing it is another. Please check out the video featuring Developer Nic Doucet giving a demonstration as to how EyePet works.

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We’ll have more to come on EyePet between now and November. So make sure to check back with us here on the PSBlog.

Credit : blog.us.playstation.com

PlayStation Store Update

Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Downloadable Games

Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao ($14.99)
The Evil Overlord must be stopped! Perform devastating combos, swift dodge maneuvers and punishing finisher moves on waves of ruthless minions to protect the Star of Destiny. Enjoy a variety of modes like Endurance and Time Trial in addition to the action packed story mode! Travel to a variety of beautiful locations while rocking out to the funky 70’s soundtrack. Play cooperatively with a friend at home or online and teach your foes the true meaning of pain. Feel closer to the action than ever before as the 3D features thrust the action right into your living room.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 263 MB

PSone Classics PS3 / PSP

CoolBoarders 2 ($5.99)
Head to the slopes to test your courage, skills, and boards. Enjoy all the classic moves plus an additional 40 maneuvers!
Rated E
File size: 136 MB

Tomb Raider 2 ($5.99)
Returning for her highly acclaimed second adventure, Lara is back in search of the fabled Dagger of Xian. Her adventures take her from China, to Europe and across the globe as she battles a group of fanatics seeking unimaginable power. New characters, moves and weapons are just the beginning in Lara’s second exciting adventure.
Rated T
File size: 197 MB

SimCity 2000 ($5.99)
SimCity 2000 is the second title in the revolutionary SimCity franchise. Design, build, and customize the city of your dreams with the ultimate city simulator. Watch as your city comes to life, and help it grow as you deal with education, health issues, and crime, and manage traffic, the city’s budget, and the needs of the citizens.
Rated E
File size: 36 MB

Game Demos

WET Demo
A highly-stylized third person shooter than seamlessly blends gun play, swords skills and over-the-top acrobatics to create the ultimate interactive action experience. The game allows you to shoot anywhere. Anytime. You have the freedom to shoot while running, sliding down ladders, sliding across the floor, or performing any number of acrobatic moves. Featuring an ironic mix of humor, violence, and unique retro visual treatment.
Rated M
File size: 766 MB

DiRT 2 Demo
Play the DiRT 2 demo now! Experience the new standard in off-road racing in this exhilarating two event, two vehicle demo. Featuring 8 player head-to-head online racing!
Rated T
File size: 860 MB

NHL 10 Demo
NHL 10 builds off of its ‘Best in Class’ momentum by delivering an enhanced gameplay experience that features more innovation, With more than 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill, power, strength, and finesse of authentic NHL action, plus a new Battle for the Cup mode, an evolved GM Mode, and improved Be a Pro and EASHL modes, your chance to prove you’re tough enough begins now with this demo.
Rated E10+
File size: 860 MB

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo
Download the demo today and play highlights from F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. A routine mission turns into a fight for survival when an explosion of unknown origin decimates the city and unleashes the wrath of Alma Wade, whose terrifying power threatens to surge out of control unless Special Forces Sgt. Michael Becket and his squad can find a way to destroy her.
Rated M
File size: 588 MB

Add-on Game Content

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Maps & Characters DLC ($9.99)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen gets BIGGER with new characters, maps, achievements and Expert mode. Enter battle in single player and multiplayer with 11 new characters from the movie & Generation One series. Three new multiplayer maps take the online battle to new locations. Expert mode makes the single player campaigns more challenging for experienced users – including new leaderboards.
File size: 318 MB

LittleBigPlanet Artist Vera Bee Sticker Pack ($1.99)
Want new stickers to decorate your LBP levels? Check out this set of great stickers designed by artist and animator Vera Bee!
File size: 1.04 MB

Crash Commando Add-On Bundle ($4.99)
Download this bundle to add 2 new maps, the new Heist gameplay mode, and 6 new playable characters to your copy of Crash Commando! Please reboot Crash Commando after in game purchase to activate the new
map pack.
File size: 268 MB

Crash Commando Heist Map Pack ($2.99)
Download this add-on to add 2 brand-new maps and the new Heist game mode to your copy of Crash Commando!
File size: 268 MB

Crash Commando Character Pack 1 ($1.99)
Download this add-on to add two new playable characters to your copy of Crash Commando!
File size: 117 KB

Crash Commando Character Pack 2 ($1.99)
Download this add-on to add two new playable characters to your copy of Crash Commando!
File size: 117 KB

Crash Commando Character Pack 3 ($1.99)
Download this add-on to add two new playable characters to your copy of Crash Commando!
File size: 117 KB

Cross Edge Add TP ($1.99)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Add G ($1.99)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Add EP ($1.99)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Add PP 1 ($1.99)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Add PP 2 ($1.99)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Fight Night Round 4 Champions Pack ($4.99)
Download the Fight Night Round 4 Champions Pack and unlock new boxers including Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, and George Foreman.
If you have previously purchased content and need to download it again, please quit the game and check your Download List.
File size: 100 KB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visitwww.RockBand.com.

• “Mony Mony”— Billy Idol ($1.99)
• “Rebel Yell”— Billy Idol ($1.99)
• “Don’t Stop”— Fleetwood Mac ($1.99)
• “World Turning”— Fleetwood Mac ($1.99)
• “She’s a Genius”— Jet ($1.99)
• “I Won’t Back Down”— Tom Petty ($1.99)
• “Runnin’ Down a Dream”— Tom Petty ($1.99)

File sizes: 23MB – 46 MB (singles)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Tatooine Mission Pack ($9.99)
Go beyond the evil ending of The Force Unleashed and take the Apprentice
to Tatooine to intercept important data.
File size: 906 MB

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 Wolf Creek ($4.99)
Visit the canyons of Mesquite and play the lush green fairways and desert terrain. Test your skills on one of the unique holes on the course like the number two box that is perched 11 stories above the fairway. The panoramic view from the 2nd tee gives you a taste of what is to come.
File size: 265 MB

Game Videos (free)

PULSE 8/27 Edition
Join host Christina Lee for PULSE presented by the PlayStation Network. This edition features Batman: Arkham Asylum, Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao, the ZEN Pinball Street Fighter II Tribute Table and Critter Crunch. We also reveal the top video downloads so far this summer and feature Syfy’s quirky hit series, Eureka.
File size: 209 MB (HD), 345 MB (1080)

Crash Commando Heist Map Pack Add-On Trailer
File size: 91 MB (1080)

Madden NFL 10 Accolades Trailer
File size: 28 MB (HD)

Madden NFL 10 Season in Reverse
File size: 37 MB (HD)

Madden NFL 10 Network Trailers (x8) (includes AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West)
File size2: 30 – 38 MB (HD)

White Knight Chronicles GamesCom Trailer
File size: 93 MB (HD) 157 MB (1080)

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Ratchet Trailer
File size: 71 MB (HD) 120 MB (1080)

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Clank Trailer
File size: 79 MB (HD) 133 MB (1080)

ModNation Racers Create A Track Trailer
File size: 65 MB (HD)

LittleBigPlanet History Pack Trailer
File size: 75 MB (HD) 126 MB (1080)

Heavy Rain Gamecom Trailer
File size: 82 MB (HD) 141 MB (1080)

MAG “Choose Your Loyalties” Trailer
File size: 62 MB (HD) 106 MB (1080)

AST Dew Tour 2009 Videos (x8)
File sizes: 25 MB – 128 MB (HD)

WET Video Short 1
File size: 132 MB (HD)

Themes

Batman Theme Pack (free)
File size: 1.18 MB

Fractal Fire Theme ($1.49)
File size: 4.41 MB

Mythical Creatures Of Pandora Theme ($1.49)
File size: 4.95 MB

Wallpaper (free)

The Punisher: No Mercy Wallpaper 1
File size: 372 KB (SD) 1.37 MB (1080)

Punisher No Mercy Comics Wallpaper 2
File size: 333 KB (SD) 1.29 MB (1080)

Zen Pinball Shaman Wallpaper
File size: 400 KB (SD) 1.61 MB (1080)

Zen Pinball ZP Wallpaper
File size: 461 KB (SD) 2.25 MB (1080)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Add-on Game Content

Rock Band Unplugged (also available from PS3 storefront)
Build your Rock Band Unplugged library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “Black Sunshine”— White Zombie ($1.99)
• “She’s Not There”— The Zombies ($1.99)

File sizes: 13 MB – 19 MB

Game Videos (free)

PULSE 8/27 Edition
File size: 37 MB

PSP Themes

Mythical Creatures Of Pandora PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 361 KB

Fractal Fire PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 380 KB

Cosplay Girls PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 382 KB

Metal Battalion Maidens PSP Theme 5 ($0.99)
File size: 632 KB

Metal Battalion Maidens PSP Theme 6 ($0.99)
File size: 636 KB